Dispatch Two
August 25, 2003: The team has all successfully made it
to Kathmandu and is ready to leave tomorrow morning for
Lhasa. Yesterday, the members joined their Sherpas in
the puja (blessing) ceremony at the Boudnath monastery.Check here for the full dispatch.

Dispatch Three September 2, 2003: IMG guides Chris Booher
and Mike Hamill report that everyone has made Base Camp and are doing fine,
after an interesting trip across Tibet. Check here for the full dispatch.

Dispatch Four: Greetings from
Tibet, After four lazy days of short walks and a whole
lot of sitting around at 16,000 feet, we are finally
ready to start our way up to our Advanced Base Camp.
Check here for the full
dispatch.

Dispatch Five: I spoke on the sat phone
to Ang Jangbu and Mike Hamill a few minutes ago and they
report that today the team reached Advanced Base Camp,
at about 18,500 feet. Check here for the full
dispatch.

Dispatch Six: I just received a phone
call from IMG's team on Cho Oyu. Chris Booher reports a
problem with satellite connections currently experienced
by several teams on the mountain, which is limiting the
teams' ability to phone home.
Check here for more..

Dispatch 7: IMG expedition leader Chris Booher phoned
in with an update on the team's progress and plans.
Yesterday Mike and Justin headed up to Camp 1 for an
overnight with Nacho, Jim, Mark, Lindon, and Peter. They
will climb this morning up thru the ice cliff below Camp
2, and then they'll head down to Advance Base Camp to
rest for a few days. Check here for the full
dispatch.

Dispatch 8: IMG expedition leader Chris Booher called
in to report that the team had a good round of climbing
up to Camp 1, with all members back safely at Advance
Base Camp Sunday, resting on Monday, and planning to
climb again in the next couple of days.
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dispatch.

Dispatch 9: IMG
expedition leader Mike Hamill has phoned in with an
update following the IMG team's rotation up to Camp
2. The first group, led by Mike and Justin with climbers
Jim, Mark, Nacho, Lindon, and Peter, successfully made
the climb to Camp 2 for an overnight. They returned to
Advance Base Camp Wednesday night and began their
pre-summit bid rest days. Check here for the full
dispatch.

Dispatch 10: There is currently a ban in effect in
Nepal (strike called by the Maoists) which has shut down
all vehicular traffic and closed all retail shops until
Saturday... Check here for the full
dispatch.